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thorn
- IPA[θɔːn]
英式
- a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant.；a source of discomfort, annoyance, or difficulty; an irritation or obstacle
noun: thorn, plural noun: thorns
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- 1. a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant.
- ▪ a source of discomfort, annoyance, or difficulty; an irritation or obstacle the issue has become a thorn in renewing the peace talks
- 2. a thorny bush, shrub, or tree, especially a hawthorn.
- 3. an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, þ or Þ, representing the dental fricatives ð and θ. In English it was eventually superseded by the digraph th.
- 4. a yellowish-brown woodland moth that rests with the wings raised over the back, with caterpillars that mimic twigs in appearance.
- a North American hawthorn that is often cultivated for its rich orange autumn foliage.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a North American hawthorn which is grown for its rich orange autumn foliage.
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- a poisonous datura with large trumpet-shaped white flowers and toothed leaves, which has become ...
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- a thorny tropical American tree of the pea family, grown as an ornamental.
Oxford American Dictionary
- either of two spiny leguminous shrubs occurring in arid country.
Oxford Dictionary
- a tropical African shrub or small tree with glossy leaves and thorns which grow in pairs, one ...
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